Im Se-mi
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Im Se-mi | |
|---|---|
 Im in November 2023 | |
| Born | May 29, 1987 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Agent | Noon Company |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 임세미 |
| Hanja | 林世美 |
| RR | Im Semi |
| MR | Im Semi |
Im Se-mi (Korean: 임세미; born May 29, 1987) is a South Korean actress. She received wider recognition with the web series The Worst of Evil in 2023.
In 2004, Im made her debut as Ssamzie catalog model. In 2006, she made her acting debut with minor role in television drama Sharp 2. In that same year, after graduating from Jinseon Girls' High School, Im enrolled in Departement of Broadcasting Entertainment at Dongduk Women's University.[1][2][3][4]
Im started to get bigger roles after she played the protagonist in two daily soap operas for two consecutive years; Only Love (2014) and Love on a Rooftop (2015).[5][6]
In January 2019, Im signed with new agency YNK Entertainment.[7]
On February 3, 2022, Im signed an exclusive contract with Noon Company, after her contract with YNK Entertainment has expired.[8]
Im's career has risen steadily after she changed agencies. She was cast in her first miniseries main role with the 2023 crime action web series The Worst of Evil, as a police officer and the wife of the main villain.[9] In 2024, Im portrayed a standout role in another web series The Whirlwind, a political thriller starring acclaimed actors Sul Kyung-gu and Kim Hee-ae.[10]
Im received her first television weekly miniseries leading role in the 2025 SBS sports coming-of-age Try: We Become Miracles.[11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Highway Star | Chairman Choi's daughter |
| 2019 | Money | Ye-ji |
| 2022 | Awake | Hyerin[12] |
| 2023 | Concerning My Daughter | Geu-rin (the daughter) |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sharp 2 | Im Se-mi | |
| 2010 | Pure Pumpkin Flower | Oh Hyo-sun | |
| 2011 | Heartstrings | Cha Bo-woon | |
| Bravo, My Love! | Kyung-mi | ||
| 2013 | That Winter, the Wind Blows | Son Mi-ra | |
| Two Weeks | Oh Mi-sook | ||
| KBS Drama Special | Yoon Ji-wan | Episode: "Yeon-Woo's Summer" | |
| The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang | Queen Eun-hye | [13] | |
| 2014 | Only Love | Choi Yoo-ri | |
| Drama Festival | Geum-ji's mother | Episode: "Lump in My Life" | |
| 2015 | Great Stories: Young-ja's Best Days | Kyung-ah | |
| Love on a Rooftop | Yoon Seung-hye | ||
| 2016 | Goodbye Mr. Black | Cha Ji-soo | |
| Shopping King Louie | Baek Ma-ri | ||
| 2017 | Ms. Perfect | Jung Na-mi | |
| Two Cops | Ko Bong-sook | ||
| 2018 | About Time | Bae Soo-bong | [14] |
| Mr. Sunshine | Dong mae's mother | Cameo, Episode 3[15] | |
| My Secret Terrius | Yoo Ji-yeon | [16] | |
| 2020 | When the Weather Is Fine | Kim Bo-young | |
| 2020–21 | True Beauty | Im Hee-kyeong | [17] |
| 2022 | Desperate Mr. X | Mi-jin | [18][19] |
| The Empire | Yoon Eun-mi | [20] | |
| 2023 | Duty After School | Park Eun-young | Part 1[21][22][23] |
| The Worst of Evil | Yoo Eui-jung | [24][25] | |
| 2024 | Wonderful World | Han Yoo-ri | [26] |
| The Whirlwind | Seo Jeong-yeon | [10] | |
| 2025 | My Dearest Nemesis | Seo Ha-jin | [27] |
| The Winning Try | Bae Yi-ji | [11] |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant as "Hula Girl" (ep.119) [28][29] |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | |||||
| 2012 | Thief's Diary | 도둑놈 다이어리 | Ma Hee-jin | Sky Theatre 2 (formerly JK Art Hall) | September 12 to December 31 | [31] |
| 2013–2014 | Thursday Romance | 그와 그녀의 목요일 | Jung Yeon-ok (young) | Daehakro Cultural Space Feeling 1 | November 29 to January 19 | [32] |
| 2014 | Suhyeon Theater (DCF Daemyung) Culture Factory 3F | March 1 to May 11 | [33] | |||
| 2021 | Perfetti Sconosciuti | 완벽한 타인 | Bianca | Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts M Theatre | May 18 to Aug 1 | [34][35] |
| GS Caltex Yeulmaru Grand Theatre, Yeosu | August 13 to 14 | [36] | ||||
| 2024 | Flower, Stars Passing By | 꽃, 별이 지나 | Ji-won | Seokyung University Performing Arts Center SKON1 Hall | June 8, 2024 – August 18, 2024 | [37] |
